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just as the obama white house was expelling 35 russian diplomats for the election year hacking. >> the fact that this telephone conversation happened on december 29th, the very day that the obama white house imposed the sanctions, clearly implies that that was the subject of the phone call. >> the next day, instead of retaliating, vladimir putin surprisingly declined to respond. mr. trump tweeting great move on delay by v. putin. i always knew he was very smart. tonight on air force one, the president was asked about the reports about flynn. >> i haven't seen that, i'll look at that. >> tonight democrats want to know if the fbi has transcripts of the calls with the russians routinely intercepted by the u.s. the intelligence committees are investigating. but intelligence sources say no one has concluded that flynn broke any laws. lester? >> andrea mitchell in washington. >>> the trump white house is planning its next move over the controversial travel ban after last night's defeat in a federal appeals court. late today the president himself said he's considering signing a new immigratio
just as the obama white house was expelling 35 russian diplomats for the election year hacking. >> the fact that this telephone conversation happened on december 29th, the very day that the obama white house imposed the sanctions, clearly implies that that was the subject of the phone call. >> the next day, instead of retaliating, vladimir putin surprisingly declined to respond. mr. trump tweeting great move on delay by v. putin. i always knew he was very smart. tonight on air force...
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. >>> at the obama white house last night and today, the ongoing effort, don't forget to try to play this right, and then get the reaction to mubarak's departure right. our chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, was there for all of it. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, the president was in a meeting with some other senior advisers when he was interrupted and told about the mubarak resignation. he then did what so many of us did and just went outside to a television and watched all of those scenes unfold that we've seen ron and richard experience. in fact you could tell the scenes of what he was watching influenced what he told the country later this afternoon. >> this is the power of human dignity. and it can never be denied. egyptians have inspired us, and they have done so by putting the lie to the idea that justice is best gained through violence. egypt has played a pivotal role in human history for over 6,000 years. but over the last few weeks, the wheel of history turned at a blinding pace. the egyptian people demanded their universal rights. >>
. >>> at the obama white house last night and today, the ongoing effort, don't forget to try to play this right, and then get the reaction to mubarak's departure right. our chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, was there for all of it. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, the president was in a meeting with some other senior advisers when he was interrupted and told about the mubarak resignation. he then did what so many of us did and just went...
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what a new book says about the deep divisions in the obama white house during the war debate. and some of it is not pretty. >>> the cost of care. what if there was a drug that could save your life but you couldn't afford it? some are taking drastic measures. >>> and education nation. controversial new film that americans will be talking about. what does it say about charter schools, teachers union, our kids and superman? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. for years a lot of us bought them without thinking much about them. but then you tend to think about them when cases of salmonella start galloping across the country as they just did. so today in washington, they heard testimony from two of the largest egg producers in this country. millions of people have purchased their brands without knowing it and still will. the problem is, 1,600 people got sick recently in 22 out of 50 states. there could be many more who passed it off as a passing bug. 500 million eggs were recalled. today, we got a glimpse, for better or worse, i
what a new book says about the deep divisions in the obama white house during the war debate. and some of it is not pretty. >>> the cost of care. what if there was a drug that could save your life but you couldn't afford it? some are taking drastic measures. >>> and education nation. controversial new film that americans will be talking about. what does it say about charter schools, teachers union, our kids and superman? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for...
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andrea, thanks. >>> the obama white house was under fire on two fronts today. here is the other one. the irs is not supposed to be used for political purposes as a lever of government against those who may not agree with the government. but today the irs has apologized for singling out some conservative groups for scrutiny last year. nbc's tom costello also in our d.c. newsroom with more tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. this all concerns groups that are applying for tax exempt status as social welfare organizations. the irs has apologized for targeting for scrutiny and holding up applications from groups it thought were politically conservative. when the tea party was at its most vocal during the 2012 election cycle the irs now admits its agents singled out tax exempt applications from conservative groups scrutinizing those applications with tea party or patriot in the names. at the time the bush-appointed head of the irs insisted no group was being singled out. >> there is absolutely no targeting. this is the kind of back and forth that happ
andrea, thanks. >>> the obama white house was under fire on two fronts today. here is the other one. the irs is not supposed to be used for political purposes as a lever of government against those who may not agree with the government. but today the irs has apologized for singling out some conservative groups for scrutiny last year. nbc's tom costello also in our d.c. newsroom with more tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. this all concerns groups that are...
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the author of "the obama" discusses marriage and life in the white house. as we go to break, look at how the stock market ended the week. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ >>> welcome back. chances are the computer in your office, your post office and even your lobal shopt made by dell. the company that michael dell started at age 19 years old turned to one of the largest makers of computer hardware is looking for new business. he's hoping to bring dell where it hasn't been before. >> customers are interested in the new solutions that are helping them transform their businesses. so they want cloud. they want virtualization. they want the things that enable them to s
the author of "the obama" discusses marriage and life in the white house. as we go to break, look at how the stock market ended the week. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the...
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>> our investigation prompts the obama white house to take action. and is now leading to major policy changes, impacting tens of thousands of students in the bay area. here's our investigative reporter. >> good evening. nationwide, schools call police on their students more than 200,000 times a year. it's happening in hallways and classrooms right here in the bay area. we discovered kids are getting criminal records for what some describe as just childish misbehavior. tonight, we investigate how skin color or disability can increase the chance of your own son or daughter getting arrested at school. adrian crosby seems happiest with his feathered friends in the backyard. he's a visual learner. few year assigned him a project, his parents bought these chickens. while adrian looks, sounds, and plays like your typical teenager, he struggles socially. adrian is autistic. and his mother, aida crosby, says he has trouble grasping certain concepts. [ no audio ] >> 3 1/2 years ago, adrian was in his school in san jose, when he used a small lock to etch the le
>> our investigation prompts the obama white house to take action. and is now leading to major policy changes, impacting tens of thousands of students in the bay area. here's our investigative reporter. >> good evening. nationwide, schools call police on their students more than 200,000 times a year. it's happening in hallways and classrooms right here in the bay area. we discovered kids are getting criminal records for what some describe as just childish misbehavior. tonight, we...
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a new report critical of how the obama white house handled it. >>> stuck at home. divorced couples who are still forced to live together. good jobs being turned down because people can't move in this economy. >>> and making a difference. american volunteers returning to a grateful nation. one of the neediest places on earth and we go along. >>> also tonight, a message from the boss. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. the u.s. supreme court sometimes deals in esoteric legal questions but not today. here's the case, a young marine is killed in iraq. at his funeral back home, with his family and friends at the height of their grief, protestors show up, saying "thank god for dead soldiers." and worse. can you imagine being that marine's parents and imagine how that would make you feel? today, the court got this case. they're not being asked to decide if it was a terrible thing to do, it was. they have to decide if it was free speech on the part of the protestors. it's where we begin tonight with our justice corres
a new report critical of how the obama white house handled it. >>> stuck at home. divorced couples who are still forced to live together. good jobs being turned down because people can't move in this economy. >>> and making a difference. american volunteers returning to a grateful nation. one of the neediest places on earth and we go along. >>> also tonight, a message from the boss. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television...
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the obama white house today tried to recover from a fumble. they veered into an area that had all the makings of a political firestorm in an election year. they were accused of waging war on religion, needlessly meddling in birth control. that's what some of their friends were saying. this started on january 20th, when the administration announced religious institutions would be required to offer free birth control to employees as a benefit of health care. the white house tried to end this today. we begin tonight with white house correspondent kristen welker. kristen, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this was a political stumble of the obama administration's own making. every day the headlines kept getting worse, and today the president himself tried to stop the bleeding. under fire from catholic bishops, republicans and some members of his own party, president obama today back tracked on his contraception mandate. >> after the many genuine concerns raised over the last few weeks as well as, frankly, the cynical desire to make t
the obama white house today tried to recover from a fumble. they veered into an area that had all the makings of a political firestorm in an election year. they were accused of waging war on religion, needlessly meddling in birth control. that's what some of their friends were saying. this started on january 20th, when the administration announced religious institutions would be required to offer free birth control to employees as a benefit of health care. the white house tried to end this...
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. >>> did obama white house officials leave a trail to make it easier for congress to investigate russia and the election? i'll ask a man who would know, the former director of national intelligence under president obama, james clapper. >>> and president trump's tweet claiming president obama tapped his phones. can the white house provide evidence, or is the president just trying to get people to stop talking about russia? >>> joining me for insight and analysis, tom freyiedman from t "new york times." kim strassel. democratic polster cornell belcher and danielle pletka from the american enterprise institute. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >>> good sunday morning. it's a pretty good bet that the white house hoped and expected that the big story this week would be president trump's initially well received speech to the nation on tuesday night. instead, almost immediately the white house was back in a defensive crouch, forced to fight off a parade of new revelations linking the trump campaign to russia. perhaps to distract everyone from the drip, drip, president trump yesterday
. >>> did obama white house officials leave a trail to make it easier for congress to investigate russia and the election? i'll ask a man who would know, the former director of national intelligence under president obama, james clapper. >>> and president trump's tweet claiming president obama tapped his phones. can the white house provide evidence, or is the president just trying to get people to stop talking about russia? >>> joining me for insight and analysis, tom...
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maybe the exee is white voters. when he won last time barack obama got 43% of white voters. in this week's wall street journal poll he got 40%. whites it -- have tipped dramatic throy romney. 42% said they would be pessimistic abandon worried if probe was re-elected but only 22% said they would be if romney won the what's going on? had >> barack obama did not get a big majority of white voters last time and he's not going to get it this time. his main problem is white men. he's running closer to 34%, 35%. he's losing white men both under age 50 and if ne make less than $50,000 a year and it's very hard to imagine he's going to get more than i got last time the chris: is it about jobs, unemployment, more? >> he hasn't made a clear case to those voters about why he deserves a second term. that's what the next six months are going to be about. chris: i thought most of us know that the candidates that win tentd to be the optimistic, sunny ones. does romney represent that to people? >> no. not right now. some of the most striking poll numbers have been the romney numbers on gener
maybe the exee is white voters. when he won last time barack obama got 43% of white voters. in this week's wall street journal poll he got 40%. whites it -- have tipped dramatic throy romney. 42% said they would be pessimistic abandon worried if probe was re-elected but only 22% said they would be if romney won the what's going on? had >> barack obama did not get a big majority of white voters last time and he's not going to get it this time. his main problem is white men. he's running...
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the way david axelrod top guy at the white house for obama who is looking at all this describes it, is a little differently. he says -- the way he views politics there's a wine candidate and a beer candidate. so that's the white house thinking. the wine candidate will be a manager type and the beer candidate will be somebody who does appeal on a gut level to the people in iowa. >> but in iowa, it's going to be good for mitt romney i believe, if sarah palin runs. and does well in iowa. ok. because then people are going to say oh oh, she can't get elected even though she's doing really well. and who do we look at? chris: and one or thing. sarah palin everybody in the press, we're all watching her. everybody is watching television is watching her. and they aeady know mitt romney. he's got the bye. right? he may like that. >> any one of the people in the eastern division that you're talking about -- chris: the regulars. >> the regulars want sarah palin in there. >> exactly. >> to put all the other people in the shade. on the charisma side. chris: let's go to matthews meter because we've al
the way david axelrod top guy at the white house for obama who is looking at all this describes it, is a little differently. he says -- the way he views politics there's a wine candidate and a beer candidate. so that's the white house thinking. the wine candidate will be a manager type and the beer candidate will be somebody who does appeal on a gut level to the people in iowa. >> but in iowa, it's going to be good for mitt romney i believe, if sarah palin runs. and does well in iowa. ok....
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white house. >>> the course has been chosen in israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu will stay in power. his comeback election already having a ripple effect across the middle east. and it may have just set american peace plans in the region back to the drawing board. nbc's andrea mitchell has more from jerusalem. >> reporter: benjamin netanyahu marked his overnight triumph with a prayer at the western wall, a holy shrine. and a promise to care for the security of all israelis. only hours after a raucous celebration of his come-from-behind victory. >> that's incredible. everybody buried him. i'm sorry, but this is fantastic. fantastic. >> reporter: but to win, netanyahu took a hard right turn, warning his supporters that israeli arabs were voting in droves and reversing his commitment to a palestinian state. that drew sharp criticism from the white house. president obama in ohio today did not call netanyahu to congratulate him. secretary state kerry did call him during a break in those nuclear
white house. >>> the course has been chosen in israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu will stay in power. his comeback election already having a ripple effect across the middle east. and it may have just set american peace plans in the region back to the drawing board. nbc's andrea mitchell has more from jerusalem. >> reporter: benjamin netanyahu marked his overnight triumph with a prayer at the western wall, a holy shrine. and a promise to care for the security of all...
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conservatives can't stanton barack obama, but when will they learn to stand romney prom? even after the white house handed them that huge contraceptives issue, republican voters stayed home in the three primary states this week. turn out was way down from 2008. but conservatives are the big prize. there are many more than before. they have gone from 29% of total voters in 2000 to 34% in 2004 and 2008. look at this. they now represent 39% of the people in the polls. the bad news for mitt romney, he is getting only 17% of conservatives, one in six. at the meeting in washington this week -- >> i am convinced if we do our job, if we lead with conviction and integrity, that history will record the obama presidency as the last gasp of liberalism's great failure. >> john, this losing 3-3, saying he might lose one, then he might lose two, strike out, all three. then you see all these discussions about cultural issues where he seems out to lunch. what does he know about bishops and these social issues? he wants to talk about equity and money. >> coming out of florida, that was sup
conservatives can't stanton barack obama, but when will they learn to stand romney prom? even after the white house handed them that huge contraceptives issue, republican voters stayed home in the three primary states this week. turn out was way down from 2008. but conservatives are the big prize. there are many more than before. they have gone from 29% of total voters in 2000 to 34% in 2004 and 2008. look at this. they now represent 39% of the people in the polls. the bad news for mitt romney,...
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white house, paints what is at times a not-so-flattering picture of first lady michelle obama. today she chose to fight back. our report tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: michelle obama in virginia today promoting one of her top priorities, medical care for military families. >> please know that america will be there for you and your families. >> reporter: a popular cause like her fight against childhood obesity. that and her signature style defined her role as first lady. not the meddling spouse portrayed in the controversial new book "the obamas." today mrs. obama challenged that portrait, as she did with gayle king on cbs. >> i guess it's more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here, a strong woman, but you know, that's been an image people tried to paint of me since the day barack announced, that i'm some angry black woman. >> reporter: white house officials say it is a caricature that first emerged in the 2008 campaign. >> for the first time in my adult lifetime, i'm really proud of my country. >> reporter: opponents seized on that comment to p
white house, paints what is at times a not-so-flattering picture of first lady michelle obama. today she chose to fight back. our report tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: michelle obama in virginia today promoting one of her top priorities, medical care for military families. >> please know that america will be there for you and your families. >> reporter: a popular cause like her fight against childhood obesity. that and her signature style defined her role as...
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it's been a bumpy two weeks for the obama white house but one republican governor is riding high. a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll is out this morning on everything from the president's approval to the race in 2016. nbc's tracie potts has all the numbers. good morning. we're interested in this. >> we've been digging into those numbers. and what we're finding is the president's numbers, approval numbers, favorability numbers seem to be holding pretty steady, but the public is concerned about parts of his administration. >> reporter: despite a significant drop in support among independents, president obama's job approval and favorability numbers essentially haven't changed. still hovering just under 50%. >> these controversies have hit the president. they've nicked him up a little bit, but they really haven't damaged his political standing just yet. >> reporter: but americans are questioning the honesty and integrity of his administration. 58% have concerns about the state department investigating the deadly attack in benghazi. and the justice department seizing reporters'
it's been a bumpy two weeks for the obama white house but one republican governor is riding high. a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll is out this morning on everything from the president's approval to the race in 2016. nbc's tracie potts has all the numbers. good morning. we're interested in this. >> we've been digging into those numbers. and what we're finding is the president's numbers, approval numbers, favorability numbers seem to be holding pretty steady, but the...
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appearing at the white house with afghanistan's new president, president obama said just under 10,000 troops will remain there through the end of 2015. about double the number as originally planned, to help the afghan army. the white house said it still intends to complete the withdrawal tore drawdown by the end of next year. >>> israel is denying tonight a report alleging that the country spied on nuclear talks involving the u.s. and iran, an accusation that may only further chill the frosty relationship between the obama white house and the israeli government. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has that for us. >> reporter: did israel spy on the iran nuclear talks and leak selected details to the republicans to sink the deal? >> i don't comment on intelligence matters in a big room full of reporters. >> reporter: the speaker said he was baffled. >> i was a bit shocked because there's no information revealed to me whatsoever. >> reporter: shocked. shocked that there's gambling at rick's cafe. the dirty little secret no one talks about until "the wall street jou
appearing at the white house with afghanistan's new president, president obama said just under 10,000 troops will remain there through the end of 2015. about double the number as originally planned, to help the afghan army. the white house said it still intends to complete the withdrawal tore drawdown by the end of next year. >>> israel is denying tonight a report alleging that the country spied on nuclear talks involving the u.s. and iran, an accusation that may only further chill the...
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quoting within the story, in the obama administrations last days, some white house officials scrambled to spread information abtz russian efforts to jurnds mine the presidential election. the paper cited a half dozen official. american allies had provided information on meetings in european cities between russian officials and trump associates. the paper also reports american intel agencies have intercepted communications between russian official. some within the kremlin discussing contacts with trump allies. well, that all comes as we get word the house intel committee is now agreed to investigate whether there was any collusion between russia and the trump campaign. president trump has denied his campaign had any contact with russian official. >>> well, the president did a celebrity treat and the post election gains and the 15-year high in consumer confidence. wall street is excited as snap chat is set to trade on the new york stock exchange for the first time. it's offering 200 million shares at a starting price of $17 each. several years ago the snapchat co-founders turned down a $
quoting within the story, in the obama administrations last days, some white house officials scrambled to spread information abtz russian efforts to jurnds mine the presidential election. the paper cited a half dozen official. american allies had provided information on meetings in european cities between russian officials and trump associates. the paper also reports american intel agencies have intercepted communications between russian official. some within the kremlin discussing contacts...
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credibility as it did -- a no ransom policy the obama white house sticks to when refusing to bargain with isis. >> you should never pay ransom for hostages. i'm concerned the iranians might think that's the deal they got. >> reporter: the white house says this deal actually saved the taxpayers billions in interest and penalty. because an international court was about to impose that on the u.s. for dragging its heels. still it is a toxic issue to erupt for a former secretary of state this close to the election. savannah? >> all right, andrea. thank you. >>> now to rio where the olympic torch has reached the city and we're just two days away now from the opening ceremony. today we learned michael phelps, the most decorated olympian in history will be the flag bearer for the united states. this as competition got underway tonight. and some of the u.s. athletes took the field. miguel almaguer in the olympic park tonight. >> reporter: the olympic torch now in the city of samba. there was as much celebration as security here. clashes with police last night. some trying to extinguish the to
credibility as it did -- a no ransom policy the obama white house sticks to when refusing to bargain with isis. >> you should never pay ransom for hostages. i'm concerned the iranians might think that's the deal they got. >> reporter: the white house says this deal actually saved the taxpayers billions in interest and penalty. because an international court was about to impose that on the u.s. for dragging its heels. still it is a toxic issue to erupt for a former secretary of state...
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a revealing new book that examines michelle obama's role in the white house and clashes with some of her husband's closest advisers. the book "the obamas" has a lot of people talking and we get more now from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: she's one of the most popular political figures in america, beating her husband in the polls. >> your commander in chief, barack obama. >> i'm sure you realize why i don't like following michelle obama. >> reporter: she fought for military families, against childhood obesity, and set new white house standards for physical fitness, style and glamour. but the new book describes a different michelle obama, a reluctant first lady who wanted to delay her move to the white house, and fumed privately at her husband's staff over the loss of the massachusetts senate seat. the book quotes the president as telling his team, she feels as if our rutter isn't set right. a former aide describes mrs. obama as feeling pressure to look perfect because everyone was waiting for a black woman to make a mistake. other current and former white house officials say tha
a revealing new book that examines michelle obama's role in the white house and clashes with some of her husband's closest advisers. the book "the obamas" has a lot of people talking and we get more now from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: she's one of the most popular political figures in america, beating her husband in the polls. >> your commander in chief, barack obama. >> i'm sure you realize why i don't like following michelle obama. >> reporter: she...
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in fact, when he wrote about the obama white house, then businessman, donald trump, criticized the obamas for criticizing a reporter as legendary of woodward. take a look. in march of 2013, trump tweeted, only the obama white house can get away with attacking bob woodward. so lots of people out there buying the book this morning. >> yeah. big sales there. >> no surprise. >> thank you so much, scott. >>> happening today, the battle over one south bay group's solution to help the homeless is taking a new step. over the weekend, san jose hope village formed south of the airport. homeless supporters say it is safe and clean with proper fencing, a toilet and a community area. but on monday, eviction notices went out. the site is on state property. people staying there say no one uses the lot. it's away from neighborhoods. and there's another encampment ten feet away. >> because we don't see any alternative. somebody has got to press the city and the county to do something about thousands of people that are living in encampments in horrible conditions. >> homeless advocates are holding a rally
in fact, when he wrote about the obama white house, then businessman, donald trump, criticized the obamas for criticizing a reporter as legendary of woodward. take a look. in march of 2013, trump tweeted, only the obama white house can get away with attacking bob woodward. so lots of people out there buying the book this morning. >> yeah. big sales there. >> no surprise. >> thank you so much, scott. >>> happening today, the battle over one south bay group's solution...
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diplomats and government officials, including unnamed obama white house employees. the fbi says the hackers were in it for the money, paid by the russians, and allowed to exploit credit card numbers and other data they stole to launch fraud schemes. cyber experts say russia is depending more on hackers to do the dirty work. >> the hackers have better skills, better technology, better training, and second, it gives the russian intelligence agencies plausible deniability. >> reporter: officials say no decisions have been made about whether and how to retaliate. the u.s. could kick out russian diplomats as happened in december, or impose more economic sanctions, as it has already over ukraine. in an exclusive interview for tomorrow's "today" program, matt lauer asked u.n. ambassador nikki haley about russia's hacking. and meddling in the u.s. election. what should the president do in response? >> take it seriously. we cannot trust russia. we should never trust russia. >> law enforcement officials say tonight the yahoo! hacking case revealed today has no connection with
diplomats and government officials, including unnamed obama white house employees. the fbi says the hackers were in it for the money, paid by the russians, and allowed to exploit credit card numbers and other data they stole to launch fraud schemes. cyber experts say russia is depending more on hackers to do the dirty work. >> the hackers have better skills, better technology, better training, and second, it gives the russian intelligence agencies plausible deniability. >> reporter:...
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white voters prefer the republican but in 2008, barack obama didn't do too badly with whites. what about next time? will the racial divide grow wide and nasty? and finally, dick cheney and the tea party. does his hawkishness sell the republican voters? do they have a champion in the fight this time? so far you have to say no. welcome to the show. with us today, new york magazine's john holman, cynthia tucker, the "new york times's" helene cooper and "time" magazine's richard sten gal. the very fact of president barack obama is a resounding affirmation. two generations later of dr. martin luther king's dream. it was 42 years ago today that dr. king talked about america as a shining city on the hill. that seemed to be coming true two years ago today when barack obama wove that into his speech. >> that promise 45 years ago today brought americans from every corner of the land to stand together on the mall in washington before lincoln's memorial and hear a young preacher from georgia speak of his dream. >> he went on to win 43% of white votes in that election and that may sound lo
white voters prefer the republican but in 2008, barack obama didn't do too badly with whites. what about next time? will the racial divide grow wide and nasty? and finally, dick cheney and the tea party. does his hawkishness sell the republican voters? do they have a champion in the fight this time? so far you have to say no. welcome to the show. with us today, new york magazine's john holman, cynthia tucker, the "new york times's" helene cooper and "time" magazine's richard...
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after the attack in benghazi, did the obama white house put politics ahead of getting to the truth about the night when four americans were murdered overseas? >>> targeted by the irs. a stunning admission and an apology tonight. why the government is saying sorry to the tea party and admitting mistakes were made. >> reporter: found alive. after an incredible 17 days trapped beneath rubble, tonight how a young woman survived an awful building collapse that has now claimed over a thousand lives. >>> and the rising. a spectacular crowning achievement high above new york city. now once again an incomparable view from the top. now once again an incomparable view from the top. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television
after the attack in benghazi, did the obama white house put politics ahead of getting to the truth about the night when four americans were murdered overseas? >>> targeted by the irs. a stunning admission and an apology tonight. why the government is saying sorry to the tea party and admitting mistakes were made. >> reporter: found alive. after an incredible 17 days trapped beneath rubble, tonight how a young woman survived an awful building collapse that has now claimed over a...
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white house, but ha never run for office congresswoman val demings, a former orlando police chief, is also contender, along with several others vice presidential choices help, and sometimes hurt think sarah palin. this time with the oldest candidate to take office if he's elected voters could decide it's critical. lester >> andrea mitchell in washington, thanks. >>> the fallout from covid will be the most important issue this election season but there's also a dire warning about the pandemic's devastating impact on children worldwide. with more on that here's richard engel. >> reporter: while the global covid death toll tops 650,000. what's coming could be far worse. the world food program and three other u.n. agencies predict mass starvation because of covid's disastrous economic impact. the u.n. agencies say the 140 million people around the world on the brink of starvation now could rise to a staggering 270 million. this year -- >> if we don't get a social safety net program out there immediately in providing food you will see mass starvation, famines of biblical proportions. >> re
white house, but ha never run for office congresswoman val demings, a former orlando police chief, is also contender, along with several others vice presidential choices help, and sometimes hurt think sarah palin. this time with the oldest candidate to take office if he's elected voters could decide it's critical. lester >> andrea mitchell in washington, thanks. >>> the fallout from covid will be the most important issue this election season but there's also a dire warning about...
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men to those positions, and you know that's true. >> reporter: the obama white house says it has many women in sub cabinet posts and hasn't finished naming its second-term team. still, some women say team obama could still use some of those binders full of women. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> there's news out of the world of sports. we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition diagnosed in at least two former nfl players who also took their own lives. seau's family asked that his brain tissue be analyzed after his death. test results from the national institutes of health show he had a brain disease called cte, caused by repeated blows to the head. symptoms can include memory loss, aggression and depression. >>> now to a life or death struggle that has captured attention around the world. 11 whales trapped under the ice, running out of breathing room. and just as a rescue mission was ramping up, something unexpected took place. it's all happening way up in remote northern quebec. and
men to those positions, and you know that's true. >> reporter: the obama white house says it has many women in sub cabinet posts and hasn't finished naming its second-term team. still, some women say team obama could still use some of those binders full of women. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> there's news out of the world of sports. we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition...
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mitt romney accused the obama white house of leaking classified information for political gain. >> this conduct is contemptible. it betrays our national interest. >> president obama's accusing romney of being less than honest. >> he's been twisting my words around to suggest i don't value small business. >> the mud-slinging in this presidential campaign has been early and often. and the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll shows both candidates are taking a hit. president obama's seen negatively by 43% of voters. that's his second lowest number. romney faired slightly worse at 40%. his poorest number yet. ♪ america america >> voters see the obama campaign as slightly more negative. >> he tried. you tried. it's okay to make a change. >> 46% of voters say they don't like mitt romney personally. only 31% say the same about the president. that's even though romney is seen as the best to improve the economy by a seven-point margin. both campaigns have eased back on their attacks, but it is still early on in the campaign. the conventions are just over a month away. lynn? >> all right. b
mitt romney accused the obama white house of leaking classified information for political gain. >> this conduct is contemptible. it betrays our national interest. >> president obama's accusing romney of being less than honest. >> he's been twisting my words around to suggest i don't value small business. >> the mud-slinging in this presidential campaign has been early and often. and the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll shows both candidates are taking a hit....
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. >> reporter: but another democrat backed by president bill clinton defies the obama white house and refused to stay out of the race. >> we need a senator for the rest of us. >> reporter: of the state house, slammed bennett's investment background with a barrage of tough tv commercials. >> he's had almost no money. he had to sell his house to buy his final ad. that's a hungry candidate. >> reporter: and hungry describes republicans. this is a seat they can win. former lieutenant governor jane norton is up against the tea party choice, ken buck. >> i don't have experience in the legislative branch. i don't have experience compromising. i'm a prosecutor. >> reporter: you once worked for dick cheney. doesn't that make you connected to washington in some way? >> it did in 1986, it doesn't today. >> reporter: that outsider title plays big all across the country. in connecticut, linda mcmahon, the wrestling entertainment exec, has spent $22 million from her own fortune against former congressman rob simmons. the connecticut republican will face democrat richard blumenthal in the fall. ann,
. >> reporter: but another democrat backed by president bill clinton defies the obama white house and refused to stay out of the race. >> we need a senator for the rest of us. >> reporter: of the state house, slammed bennett's investment background with a barrage of tough tv commercials. >> he's had almost no money. he had to sell his house to buy his final ad. that's a hungry candidate. >> reporter: and hungry describes republicans. this is a seat they can win....
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white house continues to mount. let's go to the correspondent andre mitchell. how is the obama administration juggling all of these crisis? >> reporter: this emergency in libya is just the latest example of what happened after a dictator is toppled, unleashing more violence and vying for power. in syria, much overlooked. 1700 people died only last week and two years after the president first said assad must go, assad is stronger than ever. the most critical is in gaza. the president is increasingly impatient. this is america's ally. the relationship is becoming frayed. what could end up being the biggest problem of call is vladimir putin and artillery across the border into ukraine. the pentagon and the cia are working on a plan to help the government target rebels's surface to air missiles like the one bringing down the malaysia airliner. >> that's a full plate. thank you. a program note. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will be david gregory's guest tomorrow morning. the eastern half of the country is on
white house continues to mount. let's go to the correspondent andre mitchell. how is the obama administration juggling all of these crisis? >> reporter: this emergency in libya is just the latest example of what happened after a dictator is toppled, unleashing more violence and vying for power. in syria, much overlooked. 1700 people died only last week and two years after the president first said assad must go, assad is stronger than ever. the most critical is in gaza. the president is...
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. >>> the pressure remains on the obama white house to act in some way. our chief white house correspondent chuck todd covering there for us tonight. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, the president said today that nato is considering all options, including the military one. and with this growing pressure from the leaders of european nations like england and france to institute a no-fly zone, america's ambassador to nato said -- questioned whether it was the best military strategy saying putting in a no-fly zone might not be able to deal with what's actually happening on the ground. that said, nato did approve a new 24-hour surveillance program over libya to track all of gadhafi's military movements. now, brian, i've got one other important note here from the white house. no issue has bedeviled this president more than trying to keep his promise of shutting down the prison at guantanamo bay. today the president ordered the pentagon to reinstitute the military tribunals in order to deal with detainees still in guantanamo, includin
. >>> the pressure remains on the obama white house to act in some way. our chief white house correspondent chuck todd covering there for us tonight. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, the president said today that nato is considering all options, including the military one. and with this growing pressure from the leaders of european nations like england and france to institute a no-fly zone, america's ambassador to nato said -- questioned whether it was...
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chuck, thanks. >>> the stage is set tonight for a potential constitutional showdown between the obama white house and congress after a congressional vote to subpoena internal white house e-mails including those sent from the president's own blackberry related to that controversial half billion dollar taxpayer loan to solyndra, the solar company that went bankrupt. senior administration officials are signalling the white house is prepared to invoke executive privilege to keep those high level e-mails private. >>> connecticut light and power is saying by tomorrow they hope to reduce the number of homes without power in just that state to 300,000 still in the dark and cold tonight because of last saturday's freak prehalloween snowstorm. it's been an awful week for millions in the east. many of the same places that went without power for a week after hurricane irene. and now the same wires are getting strung up on the same wooden polls right next to big trees that will no doubt come down in the next storm. >>> still ahead as we continue tonight, there is actually something you can do to r
chuck, thanks. >>> the stage is set tonight for a potential constitutional showdown between the obama white house and congress after a congressional vote to subpoena internal white house e-mails including those sent from the president's own blackberry related to that controversial half billion dollar taxpayer loan to solyndra, the solar company that went bankrupt. senior administration officials are signalling the white house is prepared to invoke executive privilege to keep those high...
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this as the white house plays defense after president obama's recent remarks about isis. as president obama travels to fundraisers today, his administration is in damage control mode after the president made strikingly candid comments about taking on isis militants in syria yesterday. >> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. >> reporter: the remarks played directly into the hands of critics including the chair of the house intelligence committee. >> to have a press conference to say we don't have a strategy was really shocking given the severity of the threat. that's what's so concerning to me. >> the president has laid out a comprehensive plan -- >> reporter: white house press secretary josh earnest was quick to clarify on tv and in his daily briefing today. >> the pentagon is developing plans, or military options, for the president to consider if he decides that it's necessary to do so. but at this point the president hasn't made any decisions. >> reporter: the president has tried to tamp down expectations that air strikes are immi
this as the white house plays defense after president obama's recent remarks about isis. as president obama travels to fundraisers today, his administration is in damage control mode after the president made strikingly candid comments about taking on isis militants in syria yesterday. >> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. >> reporter: the remarks played directly into the hands of critics including the chair of the house intelligence...
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white house and giving encouragement to the republicans. the new issue of "time magazine" has this cover, what recovery? "time magazine" lists the five myths that shows how hard it will be to get back to how this one was. number one, the current is a blip. no matter how much the white house says it's true, two, more monetary stimulus could work if it comes to us. it keeps interest rates down, but it doesn't make people without jobs buy anything. three, private sector investment will help when it kicks in. businesses spending in emerging country is into the here. four, the people are ready to work. the fact is with new jobs, people can pick up stakes to move where the jobs are and many don't have the right training for the jobs. five, americans are entrepreneurs. that's just not the force it once was. rana this is a top portrait, are we in the downward from the american dream we all feared? >> if we don't take some pretty severe measures, yes, we are. it takes six months to get out of a recession, once you get out, start creating jobs again.
white house and giving encouragement to the republicans. the new issue of "time magazine" has this cover, what recovery? "time magazine" lists the five myths that shows how hard it will be to get back to how this one was. number one, the current is a blip. no matter how much the white house says it's true, two, more monetary stimulus could work if it comes to us. it keeps interest rates down, but it doesn't make people without jobs buy anything. three, private sector...
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and even the obama white house made exceptions. lester? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> we're getting new details about the u.s. strike on isis in afghanistan, and the unpress dented battlefield use of that massive weapon dubbed the mother of all bombs. dozens of isis fighters were killed, afghan officials claim. we get incredible new video from the moment of impact. richard engel has that for us. >> reporter: new images tonight of the biggest nonnuclear bomb in the u.s. arsenal splashing down on an alleged isis strong hold. the blast from the 21,000 pound 30 foot long so-called mother of all bombs spread over a mile in a valley in eastern afghanistan. >> this was the right weapon against the right target. >> afghan officials say at least 36 isis fighters were killed by the blast. but cautioned exact tolls after so much destruction are difficult to know. some locals seem to welcome the strike against isis, but said it was terrifying for them. >> translator: my house was shaking after the blast described a witness. i saw a big flame, and
and even the obama white house made exceptions. lester? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> we're getting new details about the u.s. strike on isis in afghanistan, and the unpress dented battlefield use of that massive weapon dubbed the mother of all bombs. dozens of isis fighters were killed, afghan officials claim. we get incredible new video from the moment of impact. richard engel has that for us. >> reporter: new images tonight of the biggest nonnuclear bomb in the u.s....
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the obama white house sure expected things to be better. and for republicans, this gives them something substantial to run on. and as of today, that officially includes mitt romney. zion of the prominent michigan family, a mormon, millionaire ceo, former massachusetts governor. he officially got into the race today by teeing off sharply on the president. >> these failing hopes make up president obama's own misery index. they have never been higher. and what is his answer? he says this, i'm just getting started. >> so chief white house correspondent, political director chuck todd gets to follow another political candidate in the case. you heard mitt romney call the president a failure and he's using the economic issue and his being an economic manager to go forward. >> his entire speech was on this, trying to create the contrast on the economy. he's not going to be alone. as the unemployment numbers don't go down over the next few months, you'll see more and more of those. for mitt romney, he sees this as hionly path. he has a lot of issues
the obama white house sure expected things to be better. and for republicans, this gives them something substantial to run on. and as of today, that officially includes mitt romney. zion of the prominent michigan family, a mormon, millionaire ceo, former massachusetts governor. he officially got into the race today by teeing off sharply on the president. >> these failing hopes make up president obama's own misery index. they have never been higher. and what is his answer? he says this,...
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tonight larry david, star of "designated survivor," actor kiefer sutherland, former obama white house press secretary, josh earnest, featuring the 8g band with gregg bissonette. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers, this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. today was president trump's 250th day in office. or as he put it, "longer than any president in history." [ laughter ] "we set a new record today." senate republicans announced today they will not hold a vote on the graham-cassidy bill to repeal and replace obamacare, after they were unable to secure enough support. but republicans plan to come back with a new plan, where they just slash the tires on all the ambulances. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] going to give it one more try. we think this is the plan. president trump said today that getting relief efforts to puerto rico after the devastation caused by hurricane maria is tough because
tonight larry david, star of "designated survivor," actor kiefer sutherland, former obama white house press secretary, josh earnest, featuring the 8g band with gregg bissonette. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers, this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. today was president...
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>> our investigation prompts the obama white house to take action. and is now leading to major policy changes, impacting tens of thousands of students in the bay area. here's our investigative reporter. >> good evening. nationwide, schools call police on their students more than 200,000 times a year.
>> our investigation prompts the obama white house to take action. and is now leading to major policy changes, impacting tens of thousands of students in the bay area. here's our investigative reporter. >> good evening. nationwide, schools call police on their students more than 200,000 times a year.
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bottom line here, victory for the obama white house. but it can also work well, can't it, for the republicans here, chief justice roberts used that magic word, essentially -- >> the magic word. >> essentially a tax. >> a tax. >> what now politically? >> well, in the short term, it will work well for romney. it's really going to energize the conservative base of the republican party. but remember this, mitt romney had an individual mandate in his own romney care health care reform in massachusetts. and there's actually film of him saying, yeah, this is a good thing. so that tax can be used against him, too. one prediction. this is just going to get ugly, and stay ugly. the name-calling will be phenomenal. >> sherry, how surprised were you about today's ruling in terms of chief justice roberts? >> i was a bit surprised. i really thought, quite frankly, it was going to be a 6-3 ruling and they would throw out the individual mandate. a colleague of mine figured it out this way. the angry dissent of scalia in the immigration case was because
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. >> good evening, a crushing disappointment today for the obama white house and the president's go it alone strategy. a controversial move to keep some 4 million undocumented immigrants from being deported, first went aground in appeals court. we learned, that's where it comes to rest after a deadlocked u.s. supreme court announced it was unable to rule, raising questions about presidential authority and leaving millions of immigrant families with questionable futures. justice correspondent pete williams has details. >> reporter: the ruling is a huge blow to rolando martinez and isabel aguilar, they came here and children were born here and plan to stay. >> they will have opportunity to, to be whatever they want to do in the life. >> reporter: president obama wanted to let those adults stay, too, and get work permits, but lower courts blocked his immigration policy and today the eight members supreme court tied 4-4 unable to decide whether the president had the authority to order such a sweeping change. that leaves the program unenforcement, a disappointment to isabel, from el salvado
. >> good evening, a crushing disappointment today for the obama white house and the president's go it alone strategy. a controversial move to keep some 4 million undocumented immigrants from being deported, first went aground in appeals court. we learned, that's where it comes to rest after a deadlocked u.s. supreme court announced it was unable to rule, raising questions about presidential authority and leaving millions of immigrant families with questionable futures. justice...
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one day later, russia's president putin stunned the obama white house, announcing he wouldn't retaliate. january 12, a bombshell in the washington post. flynn and the russian ambassador talked about sanctions and the call was recorded. january 15, mike pence playing defense, protecting flynn by saying sanctions never came up on the call. >> it was strictly coincidental. >> reporter: six days later, he was told about what happened on the call. while negative headlines piled up even as top advisers were adamant. but just before 11:00 p.m., flynn was out. >> our thanks to kristen welker for that report. moments ago donald trump reacted tweeted this. and the white house's troubles don't end with flynn. this morning we are learning the top republican is asking for a probe into the trump administration's handling of sensitive information, and it follows the open air strategy session in response to north korea's missile test. that comes as the office of government ethics concludes kellyanne conway committed a quote, clear violation when plugging ivanka trump's fashion line on tv. the ethic's o
one day later, russia's president putin stunned the obama white house, announcing he wouldn't retaliate. january 12, a bombshell in the washington post. flynn and the russian ambassador talked about sanctions and the call was recorded. january 15, mike pence playing defense, protecting flynn by saying sanctions never came up on the call. >> it was strictly coincidental. >> reporter: six days later, he was told about what happened on the call. while negative headlines piled up even...
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overall the trump white house is spending less on staff than the obama white house did, but that's because there is about 100 fewer staffer under president trump. the median staff about $80,000 and $73,000 under the obama administration. >>> not just dangerous. fireworks can also cause air pollution. i never thought about that. the bay area air quality management district is asking people do not you're their own fireworks. stick to their san francisco, the smoke, dust and soot can lead to asthma attacks, they're saying. coughing, wheezing, eye irritation all that. the agency says even safe fireworks contain sulfur. >> there's a lot going on across the bay area this weekend and also the fourth of july. head to our home page. nbcbayarea.com and find a complete list of fireworks shows, festivals and all the parades. a lot happening. >>> a big part of that fourth of july celebration is the big one down in san francisco and is fog blocking it out? get it off in time? >> pink and blue clouds. >> going to be there? >> it looks that way. seeing the view now. san francisco, marine air pretty low to
overall the trump white house is spending less on staff than the obama white house did, but that's because there is about 100 fewer staffer under president trump. the median staff about $80,000 and $73,000 under the obama administration. >>> not just dangerous. fireworks can also cause air pollution. i never thought about that. the bay area air quality management district is asking people do not you're their own fireworks. stick to their san francisco, the smoke, dust and soot can lead...
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white house. two weeks ago, the fbi raided company headquarters. executives sitting before us today had the audacity to tell members of this subcommittee two months ago only to see its doors closed, leaving another thousand people out of work. >> reporter: when asked direct questions, the executives said only this. >> on the advice of my counsel, i invoke the privilege afforded by the fifth amendment of the constitution and i respectfully decline to answer any questions. >> on the advice of my counsel, i invoke the privilege afforded to me by the fifth amendment. >> i want to ask mr. harrison if he thinks the american people, who have visited over half a billion dollars deserve to know what happened to that money. >> reporter: that was the tone. lots of questions. no answers. the committee adjourned but vowed they will not rest until they have all the answers. >> reporter: and that committee says it will press on until this fights out exactly what happened here at solyndra and who is responsible,
white house. two weeks ago, the fbi raided company headquarters. executives sitting before us today had the audacity to tell members of this subcommittee two months ago only to see its doors closed, leaving another thousand people out of work. >> reporter: when asked direct questions, the executives said only this. >> on the advice of my counsel, i invoke the privilege afforded by the fifth amendment of the constitution and i respectfully decline to answer any questions. >> on...
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the unambiguous message today from the obama white house that could be a turning point in the immigration debate. >>> risk factors for men taking testosterone products for what's marketed as low-t. a new warning tonight from a ii fda. >>> kicking and screaming, the fever pitch growing in this country for the sport the rest of the world calls football, heading into a major showdown this weekend. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. with everything else that's been going on this week, one of the stories we've been covering on this eve of the first day of summer is the rampaging late spring weather. tornados, big storm systems, record rainfall in some places, and now the consequences. one of the hardest-hit places has been the twin cities where the mississippi river has been swollen by torrential downpours of rain water. the most dramatic and troubling incident from the rising water thus far is this, a hill that gave way a mudslide down a bluff across a roadway, and dangerously close to a hospital. nbc's anne thompson is there and covering for us tonight. >> reporter: when you look a
the unambiguous message today from the obama white house that could be a turning point in the immigration debate. >>> risk factors for men taking testosterone products for what's marketed as low-t. a new warning tonight from a ii fda. >>> kicking and screaming, the fever pitch growing in this country for the sport the rest of the world calls football, heading into a major showdown this weekend. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. with everything...
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house correspondent chuck todd has just gotten reaction from the obama white house. first all, and chuck's in our washington newsroom. first of all, talk about this release of these documents, chuck. >> reporter: look, they're in concert with the pentagon at this point and condemning the release, believing that it is putting national security at risk as well as the sources, as jim was talking about, the fact that there are some important sources and folks that helped on the iraqi side of things and possibly those folks' lives are in danger. that said, in talking to various officials on this, brian, they emphasize that it appears to be that this leak is historical in nature, and they don't believe per se it might not affect some things today as much, and that there is not new news here. emphasize the n-e-w in news. that said, they've got a task force that they're organizing to try to get to the bottom of these leaks, because as i said, they are very concerned about putting the lives in danger of iraqis that helped with intelligence during the war. >> and chuck, as we
house correspondent chuck todd has just gotten reaction from the obama white house. first all, and chuck's in our washington newsroom. first of all, talk about this release of these documents, chuck. >> reporter: look, they're in concert with the pentagon at this point and condemning the release, believing that it is putting national security at risk as well as the sources, as jim was talking about, the fact that there are some important sources and folks that helped on the iraqi side of...
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our investigation prompts the obama white house to take action, now leading to major changes with tens of thousands of students in the bay area. >> good evening, nationwide, schools call the police on their students more than 200
our investigation prompts the obama white house to take action, now leading to major changes with tens of thousands of students in the bay area. >> good evening, nationwide, schools call the police on their students more than 200
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. >> reporter: tonight a former obama white house official is publicly blasting president trump's claim as a lie. the fact is president obama engaged families of the fallen through calls, letters and visits with gold star families. tonight the white house says president trump has done the same. lester? >> peter alexander at the white house for us, thank you. president trump today facing tough questions after an explosive expose featuring his nominee to serve as the nation's drug czar. and he also vowed to major good on a promise he made two months ago by declaring the opioid crisis a national emergency in the coming days. nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker has the latest. >> reporter: tonight president trump's pick for the nation's drug czar tom marine owe under fire after a 630 minutes washington post investigation found that as the opioid epidemic reaches new heights, a law sponsored by marino last year made it tougher for the drug enforcement agency to stop millions of narcotic pills from flooding the streets. according to the report, the law makes it virtually impossi
. >> reporter: tonight a former obama white house official is publicly blasting president trump's claim as a lie. the fact is president obama engaged families of the fallen through calls, letters and visits with gold star families. tonight the white house says president trump has done the same. lester? >> peter alexander at the white house for us, thank you. president trump today facing tough questions after an explosive expose featuring his nominee to serve as the nation's drug...